blockchain-simulator

A blockchain simulator based on SimPy in python 3.

Steps to Install:

1. Clone this project or download

2. Create a new virtualenv for this project

3. Install all the python package requirements:

    pip install -r requirements.txt
   

Files:

1. transactions.py : A class for Transactions representation

2. blocks.py : A class for Block representation

3. network_state_graph.py: A class for creating network topology with latency

4. blockchain_simulation.py: Main script for running the simulator

How to run:

Open Terminal(Linux) or Command(Windows) and type:

    python blockchain_simulation.py

Parameters

Currently, for changing the parameters of the simulation, we need to change the value of parameters in the blockchain_simulation.py

Format of Log:

    Time |  nodeID  |  Event   | Data Type  | Data ID